91 results for "Cynthia H. Craft"
Sacramento forum explores disproportionate deaths of young blacks
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 12:00 AMIt's clear that Richard Nelson still suffers deeply the loss of his daughter, who died trying to protect her 2-year-old son in a 2010 shootout at a Stockton Boulevard barbershop.
Flu season not so bad in Sacramento region
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 5:12 PMWhile the nation crumpled under waves of flu viruses this year, the Sacramento region fared far better, with only a mild increase over last year's influenza rate, county officials said Thursday.
Sacramento panel tackles alarming death rate for African American children
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 12:00 AMA blue-ribbon panel addressing the outsized death rate for African American children in Sacramento County is recommending more education, outreach and community involvement to strengthen kids' odds of growing up.
Medical establishment ponders meditation for its health benefits
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 12:00 AMAs the nation embarks on a top-down overhaul of health care, a simple movement with the potential to improve wellness is quietly growing from the ground up.
Matsui seeks mental health funding
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 12:00 AMBipartisan legislation introduced in Congress this week would bolster funding for mental health centers, partly with the goal of curbing gun violence.
California investigation says Kaiser wrongly denied mental health care
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:35 PMA state investigation found that Kaiser Foundation Health Plans wrongly denied patients timely access to mental health care, possibly worsening their conditions.
Parents say California Medical Board fails to probe drug prescriptions
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 12:00 AMDozens of bereaved parents whose children died from pain-medication overdoses told state legislators Monday that the California Medical Board is failing to protect the public from so-called "dirty doctors" who overprescribe addictive d...
Food literacy for Sacramento kids and adults is her goal
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 12:00 AMAmber Stott never met a veggie costume she didn't like – though the red pepper get-up is on notice for making her look like an elf.
California coalition's report calls for overhaul to rein in health care costs
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 12:00 AMCalifornia's health industry heavyweights, warning that insurance premiums will soon consume a third of people's incomes, today threw their weight behind a plan to revamp the health care delivery system.
Sacramento volunteers sought for long-term cancer-prevention study
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12:00 AMIf there's good news about cancer, it's that since its peak in 1991 in the United States, death rates have fallen by 20 percent.
